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package org.pentaho.di.resource;

import org.pentaho.di.repository.ObjectId;

public interface ResourceHolderInterface {

  /**
   * @return The name of the holder of the resource
   */
  public String getName();

  /**
   * @return The description of the holder of the resource
   */
  public String getDescription();

  /**
   * @return The ID of the holder of the resource
   */
  public ObjectId getObjectId();

  /**
   * @return The Type ID of the resource holder. The Type ID is the system-defined type identifier (like TRANS or SORT).
   */
  public String getTypeId();

  /**
   * Gets the high-level type of resource holder.
   *
   * @return JOBENTRY, STEP, etc.
   */
  public String getHolderType();

}
